Sedative load and anticholinergic burden among older adults in Slovenia over a decade: Potential for optimization of pharmacotherapy

This study investigates the 10-year trend in the sedative and anticholinergic burden among older adults in Slovenia, with the aim of identifying opportunities to optimize pharmacotherapy in this population. A retrospective drug utilization analysis was conducted based on a national anonymized databa...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Acta Pharmaceutica Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 329 - 341
Main Authors:	Jazbar, Janja, Locatelli, Igor, Kos, Mitja
Format:	Journal Article Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Poland Sciendo 01.06.2024 De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services Hrvatsko farmaceutsko društvo
Subjects:	Age Age Factors Age groups Aged Aged, 80 and over anticholinergic burden Anticholinergics Cholinergic Antagonists Clinical significance Databases, Factual Drug therapy Drug Utilization - statistics & numerical data Drug Utilization - trends drug utilization study Female Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives Male older adults Older people pharmaco-therapy optimization pharmacoepidemiology study Prevalence Retrospective Studies sedative load sedative load, anticholinergic burden, older adults, pharmacotherapy optimization, drug utilization study, pharmacoepidemiology study Slovenia Slovenia older adults drug utilization study pharmaco-therapy optimization sedative load pharmacoepidemiology study anticholinergic burden
ISSN:	1846-9558, 1330-0075, 1846-9558
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!